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FORBES, John 2nd of Waterton, Hereditary Constable Aberdeenshire, Sir
(About 1634-1675)
GORDON, Jean
(About 1635-)
GREGORY, James F.R.S., Professor of Maths, St Andrews & Edinburgh
(1638-1675)
JAMESONE, Mary
(1644-1684)
FORBES, William Mediciner, then Minister of Tarves parish, Reverend Mr
(1668-1738)
GREGORY, Janet
(1675-1736)
FORBES, Helen
(1705-1774)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. McINNES, John Minister of Crathie, then of Logie-Mar and Colstone parish, Reverend Mr

FORBES, Helen 1 2 3

  • Baptised: 29 August 1705, Leslie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 3
  • Marriage (1): McINNES, John Minister of Crathie, then of Logie-Mar and Colstone parish, Reverend Mr on 22 February 1742 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1 2
  • Died: 26 December 1774 1

   User ID: W873

  General Notes:

"FORBES
HELEN
WILLIAM FORBES/
F
29/08/1705
215/ 10 5
Leslie"

from Births and Baptisms 3


Helen married Reverend Mr John McINNES Minister of Crathie, then of Logie-Mar and Colstone parish on 22 February 1742 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 2 (Reverend Mr John McINNES Minister of Crathie, then of Logie-Mar and Colstone parish was born about 1690 in Inverness-shire, Scotland and died on 21 October 1777 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"MCINNES
JOHN
HELEN FORBES/
22/02/1742
168/A 130 296
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages




(at Crathie in 1715)

"John McInnes, born Inverness-shire, 1690; educated at King's College, Aberdeen; M.A. (20th April 1710); licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 14th Dec. 1714 ord. to Crathie 10th Aug. 1715; pres. by George II. 12th May, trans, and adm. 19th Oct. 1748; died Father of the Church 21st Oct. 1777. He marr. (1) Mary, daugh. of James Strachan, min. of Oyne: (2) Feb. 1742, Helen (died 26th Dec. 1774, aged 70), daugh. of William Forbes, min. of Tarves, and had issue Janet, born 16th June 1743 (marr. Captain Alexander Fairbairn, 62nd Regiment); Neil, factor to Lord Huntly at Kinnordie, born 26th Nov. 1744; Florence, born 10th June 1746, died 5th May 1747; Susanna (twin), born 10th June 1746.

(at Logie-Mar and Colstone in 1748)

"John McInnes, born Inverness-shire, 1690; educated at King's College, Aberdeen ; M.A. (20th April 1710) ; licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 14th Dec. 1714 ; ord. to Crathie 10th Aug. 1715 ; pres. by George II. 12th May, trans, and adm. 19th Oct. 1748; died Father of the Church 21st Oct. 1777. He marr. (1) Mary, daugh. of James Strachan, min. of Oyne: (2) Feb. 1742, Helen (died 26th Dec. 1774, aged 70), daugh. of William Forbes, min. of Tarves, and had issue- Janet, born 16th June 1743 (marr. Captain Alexander Fairbairn, 62nd Regiment) ; Neil, factor to Lord Huntly at Kinnordie, born 26th Nov. 1744; Florence, born 10th June 1746, died 5th May 1747; Susanna (twin), born 10th June 1746, died 20th Feb. 1747. - [Consistorial Processes, 766.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae 1 2

Sources


1 e-books, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae vol. 6 Aberdeen & Moray by Hew Scott.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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